I... [ He tries to say it. What's it going to do? It's going to take as many people as it possibly can. The whole world, if it gets to that point.
But he can't say it. It won't let him. For a moment there's something else in his eyes, not lust but fear. ] I don't know.
[ He lies. It makes him lie, and then it fills him with that insatiable lust that distracts him from all his worries. One hand extended, he leans down over Steve ]. C'mon. I'll help you up. And I won't drop you this time.
[ See? He's going to be nice. Isn't that great? Don't worry about the monster. ]
[ Steve reaches for the extended arm, but not to take the hand. He holds Billy's arm instead, like making a connection will somehow help him figure out what's going on. ]
Billy.
[ He's surprised to find concern for Billy rearing it's head alongside the fear coursing through him. It isn't Billy he's in danger from here. It's whatever is in that building.]
[ He feels a rumbling within him. Steve is getting through to him but if he lapses, that creature was going to tear him to shreds. ]
We have to get out of here. [ He chokes out each word individually with a pause in between like his throat is swollen shut. It doesn't want him to say any of this, but he's trying. ]
[ Steve has enough self-preservation to know not to argue right now. There's a giant something in there that is linked to Billy and it doesn't seem like something he can just take out with a baseball bat.
He grips Billy's arm tighter, hearing how he's fighting it. ]
Okay. Okay, yeah. Whatever you say, Hargrove. It's me you want? Done. You got me, Billy. Keep me safe; take me out of here and keep me safe. Whatever it is you want, let's do it. I won't fight you. [ He meets Billy's eyes as he babbles, panicked but resolved. If it gets them away from here, he's on board. Can they trick the monster? Is it controlling Billy? He has no idea. ]
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But he can't say it. It won't let him. For a moment there's something else in his eyes, not lust but fear. ] I don't know.
[ He lies. It makes him lie, and then it fills him with that insatiable lust that distracts him from all his worries. One hand extended, he leans down over Steve ]. C'mon. I'll help you up. And I won't drop you this time.
[ See? He's going to be nice. Isn't that great? Don't worry about the monster. ]
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Billy.
[ He's surprised to find concern for Billy rearing it's head alongside the fear coursing through him. It isn't Billy he's in danger from here. It's whatever is in that building.]
We can help you.
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[ He feels a rumbling within him. Steve is getting through to him but if he lapses, that creature was going to tear him to shreds. ]
We have to get out of here. [ He chokes out each word individually with a pause in between like his throat is swollen shut. It doesn't want him to say any of this, but he's trying. ]
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He grips Billy's arm tighter, hearing how he's fighting it. ]
Okay. Okay, yeah. Whatever you say, Hargrove. It's me you want? Done. You got me, Billy. Keep me safe; take me out of here and keep me safe. Whatever it is you want, let's do it. I won't fight you. [ He meets Billy's eyes as he babbles, panicked but resolved. If it gets them away from here, he's on board. Can they trick the monster? Is it controlling Billy? He has no idea. ]